How to get from Tirana to Shkodra?

The distance from the Albanian capital Tirana to Shkodër is 94 kilometers, and the best public transport to reach Shkodër is the bus. The Tirana-Shkodra bus departs in Tirana from the Zogu i Zi stop (1 kilometer from the central Sheshi Skanderbey Square to the northwest along Durresi Street; but in general this is a place that everyone knows, ask, anyone will tell you!). You can pay in euros (2.5-3 euros), or in local currency, it will be even cheaper and more reliable. Buses on this route start moving at 6 am and leave almost every hour, the buses are more or less decent, you don’t have to worry about that. You will overcome all these 94 kilometers in 3 hours, which is quite a long time, but such is Albanian specificity. The final stop at the bus is usually at Sheshi Demokrasia Square in Shkodër.